Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

Typology of Qajar, Pahlavi and contemporary mosques in Kermanshah with an emphasis on cultural studies

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

Faezeh Taheri Sarmad 1
Jamaleddin Honarvar 2

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Eslam Abad-E Gharb Branch, Islamic Azad University, Eslam Abad-E Gharb, Iran

2 Ph.D Student of Architecture, Department of Architechture, International Islamic Azad University of Hamadan, Hamedan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22035/isih.2024.5234.4984
Abstract
During the Qajar to Pahlavi period , mosques with special and beautiful decorative features were built in Kermanshah , and during the Islamic Republic , many mosques were built in Kermanshah due to the existing needs , and in the Islamic Republic period , many mosques were built in Kermanshah according to the existing needs . This study seeks to classify the characteristics of mosques in Kermanshah according to their physical and spatial characteristics . This research seeks to answer two questions : What are the elements of the Qajar , Pahlavi and Islamic Republic mosques of Kermanshah ? How Qajar , Pahlavi and Islamic Republic mosques of Kermanshah are physically and spatially divided ? The method of data collection is field and documentary (library) and the research method is descriptive-analytical . According to the study of the building , 9 mosques related to the Qajar period , 3 cases related to the Pahlavi period and 7 cases of Islamic Republic mosques were selected from the studied mosques . In this research , their characteristics will be categorized and identified . The results show that Qajar mosques in Kermanshah generally have a nave and from three models of courtyard mosques with courtyards , central courtyard mosques with rooms and porches , central courtyard mosques with rooms and in the Pahlavi period nave mosques with central courtyards with rooms and porches And extroverted mosques were observed and many elements of mosques were seen in them .In addition, various decorations such as tiling , brickwork and solar and Islamic designs were observed in traditional mosques in Kermanshah in the Qajar period mosques

Keywords

Mosque
Islamic Republic
Kermanshah
Typology
Comparative Study

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